31 Aug
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MUFG Global Service (MGS)
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Bengaluru
31 Aug
MUFG Global Service (MGS)
Bengaluru
About Us:
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the worlds leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with over 2,100 locations in more than 50 markets. The Group has over 160,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing.
The Group aims to be the worlds most trusted financial group through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all of the financial needs of our customers, serving society, and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFGs shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges.
MUFG Bank, Ltd. is Japans premier bank, with a global network spanning more than 50 markets. Outside of Japan, the bank offers an extensive scope of commercial and investment banking products and services to businesses, governments and individuals worldwide.
In Asia, MUFG has a presence across 20 markets Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, South Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Recent Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
It has also formed strategic partnerships with some of the most prominent banks in Southeast Asia, further augmenting its unrivalled network across the region Vietin Bank in Vietnam, Krungsri in Thailand, Security Bank in the Philippines and Bank Danamon in Indonesia.
MUFG Enterprise Solutions India Private Limited:
Established in 2020, MUFG Enterprise Solutions India Private Limited (MES India) is 100% subsidiary of MUFG Bank Ltd having offices in Bengaluru and Mumbai. MES India has been set up as a Global Capability Centre / Centre of Excellence to provide support services across various functions such as Finance, IT, KYC/ AML, Credit, Operations etc. to MUFG Bank offices globally. MES India has plans to significantly ramp-up its growth over the next 18-24 months while servicing MUFGs global network across Americas, EMEA and Asia Pacific
About the Role:
Position Title: Finance Controls and Reporting
Corporate Title: VP, Finance Process Excellence
Location: MGS - Bengaluru
Job Profile:
Roles and Responsibilities:
- We are seeking a motivated individual to join the financial accounting & reporting team to support and contribute to the management, reporting and driving process excellence agenda for the MUFGs bank and Securities Americas Finance. This includes completion of financial statements ensuring to be most accurate, complete and timely. The candidate needs to develop, implement, and manage robust compliance processes and look for efficiency opportunities within MGS bank and Securities finance ensuringalignment with global corporate objectives, driving cost efficiencies,
and mitigating risks acrossall MGS Finance operations. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial reporting, process excellence and governance frameworks.
The job responsibilities include:
- Provide expert advice for process excellence against all Americas finance streams (FP&A;, Financial Accounting and reporting, Account Payable,Regulatory Reporting, SOX, Tax Product Control, Budgeting).
- Process Improvement and creating efficiency: Optimize financial tools and processes post-migration to drive automation andefficiency within the captive. Align similar nature processes in MGS entity.
- Lead the identification and execution of synergies between Bank and Securities Finance teams, including operating model design, functional alignment, and team integration.
- Act as a strategic partner to senior Finance leadership across Bank and Securities, influencing decision-making and driving alignment on the target operating model.
- Proven experience in leading large-scale integration, restructuring, or operating model transformation within financial services.
- Lead process excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across Americas Finance functions. Evaluate, redesign, and optimize end-to-end finance processes to improve efficiency, quality, control, scalability, and stakeholder experience.
- Partner with finance leadership to establish process roadmaps aligned with organizational and Finance Centre of Excellence objectives.
- Identify Finance process gaps, bottlenecks and operational inefficiencies; develop and implement sustainable improvement solutions. Drive standardization and harmonization of finance processes across Bank and securities processes.
- Support finance migration and transformation programs through process assessment, operating model design, knowledge transfer, and stabilization activities.
- Develop and implement a continuous improvement framework using Lean, Six Sigma, and best-practice methodologies. Analyze process performance metrics and operational data to identify improvement opportunities and track benefits realization.
- Drive process simplification initiatives to eliminate non-value-added activities and reduce process complexity.
- Benchmark finance processes against industry best practices and recommend innovative solutions to enhance performance.
- Identify opportunities to consolidate similar activities and align processes across teams to generate cost efficiencies and optimize resource utilization. Measure and track realized benefits from process improvement initiatives, including cost savings, productivity gains, quality improvements, and risk reduction.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and service-level agreements (SLAs) to ensure continuous process optimization and operational excellence.
Job Requirements:
Skills and Experience:
- Industry Expertise: A deep understanding of the banking landscape, including regulatory requirementsand products like Loans, guarantees, Trade Finance, cash equities or derivatives.
- Project Management and driving efficiency: Proficiency in transition methodologies and managingcross-functional teams across different time zones. Drive the efficiency agenda for bank and securities businessesby reducing the overlapping processes.
- Financial Acumen: Strong background in accounting principles, budgeting, and financial reportingsystems like SAP or Microsoft Dynamics.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Proficient with Excel/VBA, Word and Access)
- Excellent communication skills
- Results driven, with a strong sense of accountability
- A proactive, motivated approach.
- The ability to operate with urgency and prioritize work accordingly
- Robust decision-making skills, the ability to demonstrate sound judgement
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- A calm approach, with the ability to perform well in a pressurized workplace
Qualifications:
- Experience of 12-15 years working in financial closing and reporting teams in Bank/ Bank captive or a big 4 accounting firm practice, preferably with a controls and governance focus.
- Bachelors / Masters degree/ Chartered Accountant and relevant accounting qualifications.
Performance and Duties:
- The role holder will be assessed in accordance with their employing entitys performance framework and process with relevant input obtained from the dual hatting entity as relevant.
- As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and emended in consultation with the role holder. The role holder will carry out other duties as are within the scope, spirit and purpose of the role as requested by their line manager or Department Head.
- Managing conflicts of interest/dual hat status (If Applicable) - The role holder will have responsibilities for both MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities Americas plc. Additionally, the candidate may be required to manage Finance Function for the rest of Americas region
- The role holder will be required to perform their duties and responsibilities on an entity neutral basis, without favor.
- The role holder is required to follow regulatory requirements applicable to ensure each business is appropriately supported and to maintain the legal entity integrity of each of MUFG Bank and MUFG Securities.
📌 VP, Finance Process Excellence (Bengaluru)
🏢 MUFG Global Service (MGS)
📍 Bengaluru